[Doctor of medicine Awit Reniger (1853-1907) and his doctorate dissertation]. / Awit Reniger (1853-1907) i jego rozprawa na stopien doktora medycyny.

The author announced main details of Awit Reniger's life, main thesis and conclusions of his doctorate dissertation. Doctor's Thesis concerning: Pathological changes in the anatomy of marrow in cases of the phosphorus intoxication. This dissertation is not reported in S. Konopka's: Polish medical bibliography of the nineteenth century (1801-1900).

[A case of malignant pericardial mesothelioma]. / Przypadek zlosliwego miedzybloniaka osierdzia.

A case is described of malignant pericardial mesothelioma of epithelial type. The diagnosis was made on the basis of autopsy. The patient, a 46-year-old construction technician fell ill with symptoms of pericarditis. Initially, it was connected with a flu infection, and later with tuberculosis. During the 11-week-long treatment, a rapidly progressing worsening of health condition was observed. Death was caused by pericardial mesothelioma complicated with embolism of the pulmonary arteries.

[Foreign bodies in the bronchi of adult patients]. / Ciala obce w oskrzelach chorych doroslych.

846 bronchoscopies were carried out in adults between 1.01.1988 and 31.01.1991. 11 of these were performed in order to remove endobronchial foreign bodies. In 5 cases the foreign bodies were located in the bronchi of the right lung. In 1 case the foreign body was localized in the left lung. All were removed bronchoscopically. The youngest patients had 54 years, the oldest 82. The author discussed the diagnosis and removal of endobronchial foreign bodies. No complications were observed.

[Foreign bodies in the tracheobronchial tree of adults]. / Ciala obce w drzewie tchawiczo-oskrzelowym ludzi doroslych.

In the years 1965-1987 in adult patients 4172 bronchoscopies were done and 26 of them (0.62%) were done in 13 patients with foreign bodies in the tracheobronchial tree. The age of the patients was from 16 to 66 years. The diagnoses and treatment of these cases of foreign body aspiration are discussed. In 10 patients they were present in the right and in 2 in the left bronchus, and in 1 case in the trachea. In 11 cases the foreign body was removed during the bronchoscopy, the endotracheal body was removed surgically and in one case the foreign body was coughed up. No complications were noted after removal of foreign bodies.

[2 cases of primary cancer of the trachea]. / Dwa przypadki pierwotnego raka tchawicy.

Two cases of tracheal+ carcinoma are reported. The first was squamous carcinoma in a male patient aged 51 years, the second case was poorly differentiated microcellular carcinoma in a man aged 48. In both cases cytostatic treatment was given by the method of Hansen and radiotherapy with a linear accelarator (9 MeV). The survival time was 10 and 26 months respectively.